A GMC Sierra Denali truck. GM paid nearly $90 million in fines for 2016 and more than $38 million for 2017. (Woohae Cho/Bloomberg News) General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV paid a combined $363 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel efficiency standards dating back to the Trump administration, according to filings ...more
An unmanned semi truck smashed into the side of a house all on its own on Friday morning. The incident occurred on June 2nd near Melbourne, Australia. According to 9 News, the empty flatbed truck was parked on top of a hill on North Valley Road in Highton when it began to roll. As it rolled, ...more
On Friday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) released results from last month’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck campaign. Roadcheck took place May 16 — 18, 2023, in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The areas of emphasis for this year’s inspection effort were anti-lock braking systems (ABS) violations and cargo securement violations.During ...more
A truck driver has been cited after striking a 13-year-old exiting a school bus in Maine earlier this week. The Maine Department of Public Safety says that the truck driver came around a corner, didn’t yield to the school bus, tried to stop but locked his brakes, and then swerved to the left, where he ...more
Ohio Department of Transportation (DOT) cameras caught the moment that a big rig struck a guardrail then went off the side of a bridge in Dayton on Thursday. The crash occurred around 4 a.m. on June 1 as Ontario residents Jason Loyer, 34, and Rickey Loyer, 59, were northbound on I-75.Crews are still out on ...more
A trucker’s dash cam protects him during an encounter with a van driver who he says crashed while eating and driving. The video was shared by YouTube user Thomas Badillo, who writes:“I am driving an 18 wheeler with a day cab and a 53 foot trailer, and that is why you see me move to ...more
Firefighters responded early Friday morning to a major fire at a trucking company facility located in Springfield, Ohio. Firefighters responded shortly after 5 a.m. on June 2 to a commercial fire at a U.S. Xpress facility in Springfield.Local outlet WDTN reports that there multiple explosions in the building. Firefighters were able to contain the four-alarm ...more
A semi truck was pushed off of an interstate by another rig in a wreck on a Tennessee highway on Thursday. The accident happened on June 1st in Jefferson County. According to WREG 3 News, two tractor trailers collided on Interstate 40. The force of the impact sent one truck off the side of the overpass ...more
Transportation officials in Missouri are asking drivers to plan ahead for a major weekend interstate closure. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close a portion of I-70 in Kansas City over the weekend to allow for the demolition of the Blue Ridge Blvd. Bridge that passes over the interstate.The closure will begin at 2 ...more
A social media post has gone viral for documenting the actions of a truck driver who pulled over and stood at attention during a police officer’s funeral procession in Kentucky this week. The incident occurred in Georgetown, Kentucky, on June 1 during the procession for Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Caleb Conley, who died on May ...more
